Against the backdrop of a raging national fight as President Donald Trump overhauls the U.S. government, tensions bubbled up at the Maryland State House Wednesday over fired federal workers. House Republicans accused Democrats of trying to battle the federal government while debating a bill that would provide the attorney general an additional $1.

Maryland, said in a statement that “while I believe there is ample room to discuss an effective and efficient way to structure government and government buildings to best serve the American people, the Trump administration has shown no interest in doing that.

Braving pouring rain, federal employees, union leaders, and lawmakers rallied on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to protest what they called a growing threat to the merit-based civil service as the Trump administration pushes efforts to weaken job protections across the government.

Washington County officials issued a countywide burn ban on Monday due to heightened fire danger, including from dry and windy conditions. The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning, according to a county news release. The ban includes, but is not limited to:

A lottery player stopped for candy and gas, and he ended up with a big prize in Maryland. The Washington, D.C., man went to a Shell in Hyattsville, the Maryland Lottery said in a March 5 news release. He was also craving some candy, so he left his car running and went into the store, lottery officials.

Democrats sat mostly silent through President Donald Trump’s aggressive and partisan 90-minute speech to a joint session of Congress.

The status of bill in the General Assembly that removes parental choice to opt out students from lessons on gender identity remains uncertain as it faces criticism from parents and

Washington County Circuit Court Judge Brett R. Wilson recently sentenced Kenika Danielle Leach to 15 years in prison for running a sex-trafficking organization across Maryland, according to the

Mike Locksley and Maryland football had some fireworks on National Signing Day when they landed four-star edge rusher Zahir Mathis -- a former Ohio State commit. Mathis gave Maryland the No. 25 class in the '25 cycle and it's one of the best classes Locksley has signed to date.

The VCU transfer splashed home a wild shot with a second left to give the Terps a 93-90 overtime win over No. 12 Ohio State to end the regular season.